I know I am not the only Christmas nut here and that gives me great joy!
Is anyone else prepping to prep for Christmas? Lol.
I am planning to make homemade vanilla for my co-workers and homemade apple butter for my family breakfast baskets. So, I need to order vanilla beans on line because they are much less expensive in bulk and no one here sells them. I also need to make a liquor store run and get vodka and bourbon to make the extract. I have seen recipes using both so I am going to experiment to see which we like best. After the vanilla is strained and the vanilla pods are removed, I will grind the pods and mix with sugar to make vanilla sugar for small gifts for whoever. I also need to get jars or bottles to decant the vanilla into and decide on packaging details.
For the apple butter, I use prepared applesauce so I need to run to Sam's to get big jars of that and to purchase sugar and spices to use. I also need jars. I found some pint-and-a-half pickle jars which I plan to use. I need to buy those and again decide on cute packaging details including snazzy labels.
Then I need to do schedule a day to make the stuff! I am seriously considering taking a vacation day from work to do it. All of my Saturdays in July are packed!!
Anyone else "prepping to prep"? Or is it just me? Lol.